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US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 June 2006 watch Zocor report The 20-year patent on the cholesterol-lowering drug, Zocor, expired this past Friday, opening the door to competition from cheaper, generic versions of the popular drug. But some lawmake

美国国家公共电台 NPR Broad Institute Wins Big Battle Over CRISPR Gene-Editing Patent

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The ability of the Kangaroo

The zoo built a special eight-foot-high enclosure for its newly acquired kangaroo, but the next morning the animal was found hopping around outside. The height of the fence was increased to 15 feet, but the kangaroo got out again. Exasperated, the zo

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Apple awarded broad patent on touch screen

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Google to bid for Nortel patents

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Obama Signs Patent Reform; Campaigns for Jobs Bill

President Barack Obama has signed legislation to speed the process of approving U.S. patents. The president says the new law is part of his initiative to create jobs and stimulate economic growth. President Obama visited a high school for science and

U.S. jury finds Samsung infringed Apple's patent

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The selfie stick didn't always look like this. The original patent was filed all the way back in 1984, before cell phones were ubiquitous. Before the word selfie was even coined, let alone in the dictionary. The first selfie stick was neither as eleg

国务院发布十三五国家科技创新规划

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By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 11 February 2008 After disputing control of Kashmir for more than six decades, India and Pakistan are now engaged in a squabble over a patent for Kashmir Pashmina, a product experts say is the best of its kind. Shahnawaz Kh

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